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Planners of the eastern extension of the Shelby Farms Greenline – from Farm Road to the Cordova train station – are getting in some roadwork these days.

Frank Gianotti of the engineering and consulting firm Tetra Tech, and other planners of the extension have been hitting the streets recently to talk about the planning work that is about halfway complete.

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, July 31, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Frank Gianotti of Tetra Tech will discuss extending the Shelby Farms Greenline. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

Memphis Botanic Garden will host The 19th Hole Wine Tasting at the Garden, part of the Tuesdays on the Terrace wine-tasting series, Tuesday, July 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers; reservations are required. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

The move, if approved by voters, would not only trump the half-cent sales tax hikes approved this month for five of the six suburban municipal school districts – it would also lessen the revenue the city of Memphis would get from a half-percent citywide sales tax hike already on the November ballot.

FedExFamilyHouse has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification and is one of the country’s first pediatric residences to be awarded LEED certification.

The 33,850-square-foot FedExFamilyHouse qualified to receive a $15,000 award from the Memphis Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. The award was funded by a 2008 grant from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to encourage and recognize businesses and organizations that achieve LEED certification with extra emphasis on energy and water measures.

It may have been a murky day in Memphis, but neighborhood stakeholders didn’t let the afternoon rain dampen their support of the Overton Square redevelopment project during the Memphis City Council’s final meeting of the year.

It may have been a murky day in Memphis, but neighborhood stakeholders didn’t let the afternoon rain dampen their support of the Overton Square redevelopment project during the Memphis City Council’s final meeting of the year.

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, July 15, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Frank Gianotti, vice president of Tetra Tech, will speak about the planning and construction of the Memphis Greenline. Cost is $20 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

Three Memphis engineering firms have entered projects completed in Memphis, Missouri and Florida in the statewide 2011 Engineering Excellence Awards competition sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Tennessee.

The developer of Legends Park that replaced the old Dixie Homes public housing project says Congress could put more Americans back to work with more funding for the federal program – HOPE VI – that made the new subdivision possible.

The new Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has embraced the effort to inter-connect the Downtown medical district with a cohesive streetscape, common signage and pedestrian-friendly environment.

It is the starting point for an effort to better link the hospitals, educational institutions and other anchors of the Memphis Medical Center. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is also exploring ways to better connect with the district.

Poplar Avenue, the busy thoroughfare that cuts through the Memphis Medical Center like a river dividing territories, is the starting point for a plan to make the district a cohesive area.

The Memphis Medical Center Streetscape Committee has selected three finalists to devise that master plan. After the city engineering firm better defines the scope of work through a request for proposals, the committee could decide on a design firm by year’s end, said Beth Flanagan, director of the medical center.